Q. How do you cite a dictionary online website?
Answer
According to the APA Help guide, here's how to cite an online dictionary:
Dictionaries / Definitions
Internet:
Word from Dictionary. (2014). In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary.
In-text: (“Word from Dictionary”, 2014).
Print:
Word from Dictionary. (2014). In M. Agnes (Ed.)., Webster’s new world college dictionary (5th ed., p. 1377). New York, NY: Macmillan.
In-text: (“Word from Dictionary”, 2014).
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